The study found that cough severity and cough-related quality of life were not related to the severity of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in nonsmoking adults with cough-variant asthma. Due to its high ...

(StatePoint) Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is an extremely contagious bacterial infection that can lead to severe, sometimes life-threatening health problems, such as exacerbation of ...

Overall, 46% of the respondents correctly identified chronic cough. Of these, allergists/immunologists had the highest ...

Historically, RSV has been associated with infants, but they are not the only group that can be affected by serious RSV ...

Do you find yourself coughing like crazy after you try a new perfume? Are you wheezing during workouts? Feeling short of breath when you walk the dog? You may be shocked to find out you have ...

Are you an adult suffering from a long-standing cough that does not produce phlegm and stops as soon as you fall asleep? Has your cough failed to improve despite being treated with different ...

Many people associate asthma with childhood, picturing a youngster clutching an inhaler at school. But the reality challenges this common assumption – asthma frequently develops in adulthood, often ...

About 25 million Americans have asthma. While most people are diagnosed before age five, one in 12 is diagnosed as an adult. The peak years for the onset of asthma in adulthood are between 45 and 50, ...

Patients tend to prioritize other conditions, and physicians may be slow to recognize it In early June, Donna Bilgore Robins stood on a patio in Beaver Creek, Colo., under a crystal-clear blue sky and ...

For adults, obesity may increase the risk of catching whooping cough, a new study from Australia suggests. In the study, obese adults were 50 percent more likely to become infected with whooping cough ...